They took a quick turn into what seemed like an arcade full of gastronomical kiosks, intoxicating drink dispensers, casinos, avant-garde theater performances, orgy salons, barking monologues, art galleries and an unlimited array of sex toy-shops. The people pulsating down the street were wearing skimpily-clad clothing as their bodies breathed in the seemingly ubiquitous odor of old perfume, spicey food and cool genital emissions.